Sign in with Facebook
190 books
—
59 voters
The ones to avoid are canola oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, and vegetable oils.
“80 percent of white Americans hold unconscious bias against black Americans, bias so automatic that it kicks in before a person can process it, according to the Harvard sociologist David R. Williams.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“Trump was ushered into office by whites concerned about their status,” Jardina writes, “and his political priorities are plainly aimed at both protecting the racial hierarchy and at strengthening its boundaries.” These are people who feel “that the rug is being pulled out from under them—that the benefits they have enjoyed because of their race, their group’s advantages, and their status atop the racial hierarchy are all in jeopardy.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“What white people are really asking for when they demand forgiveness from a traumatized community is absolution,” Gay wrote. “They want absolution from the racism that infects us all even though forgiveness cannot reconcile America’s racist sins.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“The epic mapping of the human genome and the quieter, long-dreamt-of results of DNA kits ordered in time for a family reunion have shown us that race as we have come to know it is not real. It is a fiction told by modern humans for so long that it has come to be seen as a sacred truth.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
“The supervisor of the officers at the chokehold death of Eric Garner was a black woman. The people hardest on women employees can sometimes be women supervisors under pressure from and vying for the approval of male bosses in a male-dominated hierarchy in which fewer women are allowed to rise. Each of these cases presents a complicated story that presumably dismisses race or sex as a factor, but one that makes perfect sense, and maybe only makes sense, when seen through the lens of a caste system.”
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
― Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
SOS: Serious Overload of Series
— 4854 members
— last activity 2 hours, 33 min ago
SOS: Serious Overload of Series is the place to find and chat about Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy series. Share your favorites and find new ...more
Ilona Andrews Fans
— 959 members
— last activity Feb 07, 2025 12:59PM
This group is dedicated to discussion of urban fantasy author team Ilona Andrews. Book series include the Kate Daniels Series, The Edge series, and a ...more
Erica ’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Erica ’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,811 books
|
2,855 friends
187 books
|
7 friends
74 books
|
23 friends
513 books
|
1 friend
123 books
|
83 friends
1,506 books
|
61 friends
2,148 books
|
405 friends
3,218 books
|
144 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Erica
Lists liked by Erica
